The local Best Buy has had them quite a bit since Christmas, but we wanted one before the holidays... so we went to eBay. I ended up paying $650 plus shipping for a Premium one, plus extra controllers and game. I think the retail price was $500, so I only paid an extra $150.
The first generation of consoles came with a faulty drive.
By the time it was a recognized problem by Microsoft, most people with the issue had run out of their warranty with both Microsoft & Best Buy.
So it was basically a "fix it yourself or buy a new one" scenario.
Worked out very well for Bill Gates. Not so much for a LOT of consumers.
EDIT: not only that but if you did have it under warranty, you still had to pay shipping to get it fixed. This was like $90, so you may as well buy a new one.
I was chomping at the bit... but then the bit fell off. So I glued it and chomped some more and got kinda high off the glue, then I chomped till I chipped a tooth. So I glued that cause I figured more glue in my mouth couldn't be a bad thing, till I fell and the bit got me in the eye. Now I'm a one eyed chip toothed bit chomper.
I guess you could say I bit off more than I could chew.
The first generation of consoles came with a faulty drive.
By the time it was a recognized problem by Microsoft, most people with the issue had run out of their warranty with both Microsoft & Best Buy.
So it was basically a "fix it yourself or buy a new one" scenario.
Worked out very well for Bill Gates. Not so much for a LOT of consumers.
EDIT: not only that but if you did have it under warranty, you still had to pay shipping to get it fixed. This was like $90, so you may as well buy a new one.
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yeap i had same frigin problem. Now i have 118 xbox games just siting here..
I was chomping at the bit... but then the bit fell off. So I glued it and chomped some more and got kinda high off the glue, then I chomped till I chipped a tooth. So I glued that cause I figured more glue in my mouth couldn't be a bad thing, till I fell and the bit got me in the eye. Now I'm a one eyed chip toothed bit chomper.
I guess you could say I bit off more than I could chew.
well written.
I vote that you should start more threads rather than spontaneously posting replies. It's good stuff.
The first generation of consoles came with a faulty drive.
By the time it was a recognized problem by Microsoft, most people with the issue had run out of their warranty with both Microsoft & Best Buy.
So it was basically a "fix it yourself or buy a new one" scenario.
Worked out very well for Bill Gates. Not so much for a LOT of consumers.
EDIT: not only that but if you did have it under warranty, you still had to pay shipping to get it fixed. This was like $90, so you may as well buy a new one.
You're talking about the original XBox, not the 360, right?
The first generation of consoles came with a faulty drive.
By the time it was a recognized problem by Microsoft, most people with the issue had run out of their warranty with both Microsoft & Best Buy.
So it was basically a "fix it yourself or buy a new one" scenario.
Worked out very well for Bill Gates. Not so much for a LOT of consumers.
EDIT: not only that but if you did have it under warranty, you still had to pay shipping to get it fixed. This was like $90, so you may as well buy a new one.
You are an idiot.
I called the 1800 # they shipped me a free overnight shipping label there and back. And a free box to ship the xbox360 in.
I'd love one, except they ain't out in .AU yet. They were ment to be out March 2nd, but due to "unprecidented global demand" we get screwed another 3 weeks, 23rd March now, apparently. I was also in the books to try pick one up end of last year through importers; was hoping through lik-sang.com but, they never distributed the US consoles due to the fact they couldn't get em.
1. bestbuy.com i'm a reward zone member so i got a special preorder link. received day of launch
2. slept outside of walmart the night before
3. preorder at ebgames.
sold the core version on ebay for 699$... one premium on in living room and i'm installing the other core system w/ HD in my car in 2wks. =)~
but anyway check bestbuy and target weekly. they usually get like 3-5 systems in
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